Welcome Party for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Chinese Graduate Students 2008
11 October 2008
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More than 160 graduate students newly arrived at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº from China attended a party in the North Cloister, representing 60 Chinese universities and all ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº faculties, on 3 October 2008.
The event was hosted by Professor Xiao Guo, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Pro-Provost for China, Hong Kong & Macau, and the special guests on this occasion were: Minister Counsellor Tian Xiaogang, Head of the Education Section at the Chinese Embassy (London); Ms Sarah Wu, the Director General of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Delegation (London); andÌý Professor Michael Worton, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Vice-Provost (Academic & International).
Professor Guo and his guests spent much of the evening talking with individuals and groups of students. In addition, a number of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº organisations were also on hand to give advice and information about life at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº: ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Chinese Students & Scholars Association, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Union Chinese Society, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Alumni Relations.
There are more than 1,300 Chinese students at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, most of whom are studying at the postgraduate level, making them the largest cohort of non-UK students at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.
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Minister Tian Xiaogang and Professor Michael Worton
Welcome Party for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Chinese Graduate Students 2008